So I guess when I say tomorrow what I mean is 3 or so months...
Fruity Pies v1.1
Version 1.1 is out for Windows and Linux!There are a ton of new features and improvements, and a clear sense of progression either if you're just trying to level up your tree or unlock all the different witch hats. I even got the updated player model to work!
The player controls and camera in the original release had you spinning around, mostly facing one direction, trying to avoid bouncing the fruit off your body, while the camera arm swung past you trying to give you a view of the fruit's arc. This sucked! That has been almost completely revamped; the player's collision model is much smaller, the basket much broader, and you can jump to catch any fruit near your basket's mouth. This enables a collision area that extends the players grasp for a short period at the peak of the jump animation.
The movement controls are now contextual: when running you move around as normal, facing your movement direction, but when you are walking the witch will try to face the screen giving a clear view of your basket.
Instead of the camera trying to move to show more of where the player character is facing, I used a smaller offset and some dynamic fov changes to make the fruit arcs more visible. With this and the new controls, catching the fruit feels way better now.
Most of the other changes are cosmetic. I spent some time making sure all the fruit aspects and variations had more recognizable colours, and sound to the places that were lacking. Bushes and twigs have foley and animations that anything can trigger, and unique fruit have more distinct loops.
All of the music has been remixed re-orchestrated, and 4 new songs were added. The dance mix was extended and moved to the new endless mode, round music is shorter and "prettier", unlocks trigger a funky unlock theme, and the pie scene has two possible theme songs.
There are lots of other small changes that might be interesting but for now I am just happy it's finished. :s
v1.1
- 8 new hats to unlock
- 2 new fruit aspects
- added jump/catch action
- endless mode
- more pie variety
- alternate ending
- 3 new original songs
- updated witch model
- skip ( Q ) cutscenes
- added progress tracker menu
- round timer reduced to 2 minutes (was 2:40)
- improved controls and collisions
- improved camera motion
- streaks are easier to achieve (current level +1)
- HUD placement option
- ui improvements
- various optimizations and tweaks
